{"podcast":{"title":"Lawyer 2 Lawyer","slug":"lawyer-2-lawyer-318560","podcast_index_feed_id":318560,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LTN4656899563","website_url":"http://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/lawyer-2-lawyer/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/bd9077b0-cfa9-11eb-861f-73be7264b364/image/56e7f1b2d19174e79a78c127e13708b5.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Legal Talk Network","episode_count":693,"summary":"Lawyer 2 Lawyer is an award-winning podcast covering relevant, contemporary news from a legal perspective. Host J. Craig Williams invites industry professionals to examine current events and recent rulings in discussions that raise contemplative questions for those involved in the legal industry. Launched in 2005, Lawyer 2 Lawyer is one of the longest-running podcasts on the Internet.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawyer-2-lawyer-318560"},"episode":{"title":"The Texas Floods: Warnings, Staffing Cuts, Climate Change, & How to Protect Ourselves from Extreme Weather","slug":"the-texas-floods-warnings-staffing-cuts-climate-change-how-to-protect-ourselves-from-extreme-weather","published_at":"2025-07-18T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawyer-2-lawyer-318560/the-texas-floods-warnings-staffing-cuts-climate-change-how-to-protect-ourselves-from-extreme-weather","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawyer-2-lawyer-318560","url":"https://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/lawyer-2-lawyer/2025/07/the-texas-floods-warnings-staffing-cuts-climate-change-how-to-protect-ourselves-from-extreme-weather","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/LTN7763417388.mp3?updated=1753931988","summary":"On the 4th of July, extreme rainfall ripped through Central Texas, causing catastrophic flash flooding, leaving 119 dead and over 160 missing, with numbers climbing. The National Weather Service (NWS), which has recently experienced staffing cuts under DOGE & the Trump Administration, came under fire from local Texas officials who criticized the insufficient warnings ahead of the extreme weather. In this episode, Craig welcomes Professor Jim Blackburn, environmental lawyer and co-director of the Severe Storm Prevention, Education and Evacuation from Disaster (SSPEED) Center at Rice University. Together, Craig and Jim discuss warnings, impact of staffing cuts, climate change, policy, and how we can protect ourselves from extreme weather.","meta_description":"On the 4th of July, extreme rainfall ripped through Central Texas, causing catastrophic flash flooding, leaving 119 dead and over 160 missing, with number…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2480,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/lawyer-2-lawyer-318560/episodes/the-texas-floods-warnings-staffing-cuts-climate-change-how-to-protect-ourselves-from-extreme-weather/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawyer-2-lawyer-318560/the-texas-floods-warnings-staffing-cuts-climate-change-how-to-protect-ourselves-from-extreme-weather.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}